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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1987
Page
1
Ottawa representative Jack Beauchamp a freshman Republican earned 100 percent attendance with all 711 roll call votes cast. State observers note his consistent punctuality and say his dedication to voting reflects his job responsibilities.
Reagan bears blame for Iran-Contra as critics say the affair unfolded under his nose. GOP hopefuls Haig Laxalt Kemp Dole seek to distance themselves while Bush resists fault, Robertson calls it trivial, and the president nears lame duck status with Bush’s nomination prospects in question.
The piece contrasts Senator Harkin’s gloom over farm troubles with signs of a turning corner in the farming sector including rising income and sales. It notes debt burdens and looming farm failures, while urging readers to contact Reagan and Midwest lawmakers with questions or complaints.
A columnist laments Ottawa issues and offers urban fixes. He suggests raising South Main speed limits, improving Walnut and Second intersection visibility, mowing weeds on Cedar House area, and banning diagonal parking for pickups to ease backing and safety. He invites reader responses to the column.
A fictional column parodies a congressional hearing with Andrew Rooney as the subject. The dialogue features questions about his middle name, television writing for Arthur Godfrey, and a supposed Swiss bank account while Rooney defends his past actions and choices to protect his family. The excerpt ends amid a Senate vote and members excusing themselves.
Julie Robson recalls the Lake County tradition of loop scoopers in Waukegan, the open scooping nights to fund YMCA, vintage cars and outfits, police recollections, and a 30 year nostalgia tour linking Garden City roots to the Lake Forest scene.
The reader finds in Pravda front page stories of Gorbachev and Thatcher discussing disarmament,Mozambique friendship treaty anniversaries,and European economic cooperation. Also notes a drilling brigade in Nenets region drilling 23,000 meters, and illiteracy campaigns in Afghanistan with 425,000 enrolled.
Publication calendar lists daily except Sunday and holidays with staff names. Subscription rates start July 1 1986: Ottawa area four dollars monthly, eleven dollars for three months, twenty one dollars for six months, forty dollars yearly. Franklin County mailed rates four fifty monthly, thirteen dollars for three months, twenty five dollars for six months, forty eight dollars yearly. Out of state adds five point five percent sales tax.
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